A system of surgery . !£:£%*$, ?=?? <$%. In a case, for example, of acute abscess connected with inflammationof the periosteum and bone, the treatment may consist of openingthe abscess, and, in addition, of the removal of portions of the inflamedbone. Similarly, in abscesses in serous cavities, such as the pleura,means may be taken to favour the expansion of the lung ; but thesedifferent points in connection with the treatment of acute abscesseswill be referred to in articles dealing with the diseases of the varioustissues and organs, and need not therefore be touched on here. Acute suppura


A system of surgery . !£:£%*$, ?=?? <$%. In a case, for example, of acute abscess connected with inflammationof the periosteum and bone, the treatment may consist of openingthe abscess, and, in addition, of the removal of portions of the inflamedbone. Similarly, in abscesses in serous cavities, such as the pleura,means may be taken to favour the expansion of the lung ; but thesedifferent points in connection with the treatment of acute abscesseswill be referred to in articles dealing with the diseases of the varioustissues and organs, and need not therefore be touched on here. Acute suppuration from open wounds.—In acute suppu-ration from open wounds the course of events is very much the same as regardsthe pathologi-cal changes,but, the pusbeing able toescape freely,the local andconstitutionalsymptomswhich are pre-sent in an un-opened abscessare naturallyless marked. Infact, after thewound has be-come com-pletely coveredwith granula-tions, and freesuppuration isestablished, thelocal and gene-ral symptoms of inflammation su


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